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New solar carport opens at 4,300 meters on Mount Everest (www.pv-magazine.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I'm confused. I did not think cars could reach Mount Everest. Thought you had to trek in and out through lots of foothills.

[–] DSkou7 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would imagine this is the drop off point for that trek. The top of Everest is over double the altitude.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Remember that the 14 tallest peaks in the world are over 8 km from sea level. So 4,300m is definitely not near the summit.

The article really sucks on details, but some quick googling tells me that the two base camps are above 5,100m, so this must be below even that.

Edit: the "remember" part is not condescending, just something I try to remember to give perspective on heights. And I thought it was the 8 highest peaks before fact-checking myself 😅.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

It's just a bad headline, I think it's on highway G318 in Tibet, so you might be able to see Everest from there but you're probably not starting a hike from the charging station.

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